Article
An inverse correlation between TNF alpha serum levels and heart rate variability in patients with heart failure.
Journal of cardiology - 1 Jul 2013
Nikolic Valentina N, Jevtovic-Stoimenov Tatjana, Stokanovic Dragana, Milovanovic Milena, Velickovic-Radovanovic Radmila, Pesic Srdjan, Stoiljkovic Milan, Pesic Gordana, Ilic Stevan, Deljanin-Ilic Marina, Marinkovic Dragan, Stefanovic Nikola, Jankovic Slobodan M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence indicates that chronic heart failure (CHF) is accompanied by both activation of the immune system and autonomic imbalance. There is a growing body of evidence that increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines and other inflammatory markers have important roles as mediators of disease progression and markers of mortality in patients with CHF. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to...
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